A dashboard camera on Thursday, March 30, captured the final moments before the grisly Pwani University bus accident around Kayole area in Naivasha, Nakuru County that claimed 14 lives.
In a video seen by Kenyans.co.ke, two matatus en route to Naivasha before paving way for the oncoming traffic comprising a private vehicle and the speeding Pwani bus.
The bus was in the middle of the road occupying both lanes at full speed almost colliding with the oncoming private vehicle. The impact and speed of the bus forced the private vehicle and the matatus to stop.
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The video drew mixed reactions from Kenyans online with the majority questioning why the driver with the dashcam didn't swerve when he approached the bus.
"This driver with the dashcam doesn't even try to swerve probably because he has the right of way. This is one of the number one contributors to accidents," Levi Kones intimated.
"The guy was speeding maybe when he realized the brakes had failed he tried avoiding hitting the car in front," Kiprono Brian stated.
"That Pwani bus driver seems to be knowing what was going to happen surely the act made all vehicles stand still," Dominic Ekamais noted.
An eyewitness, who spoke to the media, intimated that the bus driver lost control of the vehicle after hitting a matatu that was joining the main road after picking up a passenger along the highway.
"The bus driver hooted continuously, with the vehicle moving at high speed," she stated.
Another witness affirmed that the brakes of the bus failed due to a steep descent.
"The bus hit the matatu from the rare twice before it landed in a ditch by the road," he pointed out.
According to Pwani University Deputy Vice Chancellor James Kahindi, two buses packed with 120 students were heading to Nakuru before the tragedy occurred in Naivasha.
"The students left the school today morning and on reaching Naivasha, they had an accident. We have asked our chief security officer, who was in Nairobi on official duty, to go there and give us more information so we can inform the public. We are in Kilifi, relying on information from other people," Kahindi stated.
